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Creating keys

When the setup is completed (i.e. keystores are defined and key templates are created), EKMF Web is ready to generate keys.

Go to Key management > Keys to view a list of your resources.
Click Generate key on top of the keys table.
Specify the key's details and click Proceed to additional data and then Create

Setting	Description
Template	Select the template that you have defined as part of the setup for your specific type of key
Key label	This field cannot be edited. It will show the key label that has been specified for the selected template. As you proceed providing the required tags, the key label will be updated to show the final name of the key which will be created.
Tag: `<tag-name>`	Define each tag as required by the key template's key label
Description (optional)	Provide a description for your key

If your key template has set the key state to active, the key will automatically be distributed to all the keystores that have been specified in the key template as part of the creation process. If the key template defines pre-activation for the key state, the key needs to be activated in an additional step for distribution.

Key creation success message

Activating keys

If your key has been created in pre-activation state, perform the following steps to activate it:

Go to Key management > Keys to view a list of your resources.
Select the key that you want to activate and click the overflow icon (⋯) to open a list of options for the key.
From the options menu, click Change state.
Select Active as Target state and click on Change to confirm.

Verifying the key distribution status

To verify that the keys are distributed and present in keystores, perform the following steps:

Go to Key management > Keys to view a list of your resources.
Locate your key in the list and click on the v-shaped icon at the beginning of the row to expand it and show the key details section.
Verify that the Distribution status for all keystores is Present

Distribution status